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Further to a bit of chat with Jes*b at Skipton and me turning up with my bike too late to get a ride on a course... it seems that we have a few "singletrack" types among the ranks who would like to get their bikes dirty, given the chance.

How does anyone feel about maybe organizing the odd informal gathering where syncros are the means, not the ends? i.e. we use them to access somewhere generally beyond the reach of the average MTB-rider in their car, then do some quality riding (all abilities, emphasis on good times as per) camp out discreetly and low-key, drive out.

Anyone up for it? Any sleepy spots near to quality trails spring to mind?

Did you get the roof tent?

What the blithering heck is an MTB'er?

silverbullet wrote:Further to a bit of chat with Jes*b at Skipton and me turning up with my bike too late to get a ride on a course... it seems that we have a few "singletrack" types among the ranks who would like to get their bikes dirty, given the chance.

How does anyone feel about maybe organizing the odd informal gathering where syncros are the means, not the ends? i.e. we use them to access somewhere generally beyond the reach of the average MTB-rider in their car, then do some quality riding (all abilities, emphasis on good times as per) camp out discreetly and low-key, drive out.

Anyone up for it? Any sleepy spots near to quality trails spring to mind?

Id be interested..

syncropaddy wrote:.....

What the blithering heck is an MTB'er?

Motor Torpedo Boat'er

If I can make it I would join you,so long as you dont mind picking me up off the floor from time to time,I fall off more now that I,m older

As long as a cute medic (pref female ) is around to administer a little TLC, i'd be interested.. (time permitting.. )

Dont be too concerned about me being "in shape"... Round IS a shape...!!!!

Bob Campbell up in Llangollen is a syncro owning mtb leader and instructor and I raised this as an idea with him last year and he was up for organising it - i'll give him a bell and get him along to this post

Sounds good. Somewhere in Wales would be ideal , sort of central for those of us from up North and those from down South. Coed y Brenin has some great trails for MTB, don't know about off road access for vehicles though.

syncropaddy wrote:Did you get the roof tent?

Yes thankyou Andrew. Itching to use it now!

What the blithering heck is an MTB'er?

Mountain Trail Bike - it's what we used to call them circa 1993

1993?,bought my first Muddy Fox,Tange cromoly frame,no suspension in 1988!, mind you had something just as rare as your bike Ian,in 1965, It was a Moulton Speed Six,full suspension lightweight frame,16" race tyres,drops,cost me a lot even in those days,it was rare then & havent seen one since.
Love to get hold of it again now.
Currently only have an uprated 500 quid Merida "all terrain cycle", so looking for something more special now.
Bought a Marin Cross bike for road use in 2010,thats a really nice ride.

Yes I was a bit late in the game but my 1993 Canondale M300 is still going strong! 48-36-24 chainset, 12-28 cassette (no nasty 15-18 jump, Jes knows what I mean) Bought that after I got back together with some old mates who were riding then-new Marins and Orange P7's

The Whyte is 2005 vintage, last batch, the original design with the single-pivot swingarm appeared around 1997-8 iirc

This is the kind of thing that we need to do: alternative gatherings, not just ragging the old wagons on rough sites (and paying the price in repairs) It's certainly got me fired up again!

Oh dear, middle aged men on bikes!,will there be a familiar scenario developing here as the air ambulance is ever more required to collect the debris after high speed tumbles
My truck gets used much more for transporting bikes,we have six at present, between two of us,or collecting wood for the woodburner than it ever does for offroading.

Just posted this is the wrong thread. Try again ....

I'm up for some single track . Retro rides . Bedgebury pinetum is great , something for everyone including families. The red run will keep you busy! Fairly technical.
it's near sissinghurst/ beneden in Kent , I think Lloyd and Tom were talking about wild camping in this area ? Might be a good place to test the water

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Bedgebury is about as technical as my back garden.
Does have a nice cafe though.

southernsparky wrote:Bedgebury is about as technical as my back garden.
Does have a nice cafe though.

You haven't seen us yet. 16 year olds we ain't